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Verse 4. _BEHOLD, HIS SOUL_ WHICH _IS LIFTED UP_] Hee that presumes
on his safety without any special warrant from God, is a _proud_
_man_; and whatever he may profess, or think of himself, his _mind...
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BEHOLD, HIS SOUL WHICH IS LIFTED UP - literally, swollen
IS NOT UPRIGHT IN HIM - The construction is probably that of a
condition expressed absolutely. Lo, swollen is it, not upright is his
soul in hi...
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CHAPTER 2
The Ungodliness of the Chaldeans and Their Destruction
_ 1. The waiting prophet and the message he received (Habakkuk 2:1) _
2. The five-fold woe upon the Chaldeans (Habakkuk 2:5)
Habakku...
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THE ORACLE FROM YAHWEH. Unable to explain the mystery, the prophet
stations himself on his watch-tower, and looks for the revelation of
God's purpose. Soon the oracle comes, and he is asked to write i...
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BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos_ (App-6), emphasizing the twofold
answer to the prophet's prayer: the fate of the wicked in the coming
judgment, and the preservation and eternal lot of the righte...
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_WOE TO THOSE THAT ARE GREEDY AND COVETOUS -- HABAKKUK 2:1-11:_ After
Habakkuk spoke his second message he said he would stand guard on the
watchtower and wait for the Lord's answer. He would stand bo...
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DISCOURSE: 1223
FAITH AND UNBELIEF CONTRASTED
Habakkuk 2:4. _Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in
him: but the just shall live by his faith_.
THE sense of these words is not very obv...
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BEHOLD, HIS SOUL, &C.— _Behold, if any one draw back, my soul shall
have no pleasure in him,_ &c. Houbigant however renders it, _But if
any one shall withdraw himself, his soul shall not overcome: but...
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JEHOVAH'S ANSWER. Habakkuk 2:1-20
RV. I will stand upon my watch and set me upon the tower, and will
look forth to see what he will speak with me, and what I shall answer
concerning my complaint. And...
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Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the
just shall live by his faith.
BEHOLD, HIS SOUL WHICH IS LIFTED UP - the Chaldean's soul (Maurer).
The unbelieving Jew's soul (Hen...
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FAITH TRIUMPHANT
1-4. The view from the watchtower.
1. The prophet climbs his tower, for he must reach a vantage point, if
he is to contemplate with real understanding and insight the confusion
about...
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THE PROBLEM OF ASSYRIA
Habakkuk
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
CHAPTER 2
V1 I will stand and I will watch. I will stay on the walls (of the
city). I will look to see what (God) will say to me. And I will see...
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BEHOLD HIS SOUL.... — Better, _Behold his soul within him is puffed
up, it is not upright._ The soul of the Chaldæan invader is inflated
with pride, self-dependence ousting from his mind all thoughts...
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הִנֵּ֣ה עֻפְּלָ֔ה לֹא ־יָשְׁרָ֥ה
נַפְשֹׁ֖ו בֹּ֑ו...
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Habakkuk 1:1
Habakkuk 1:2; Habakkuk 2:1 (or 8)
Yet it is the first piece which raises the most difficult questions.
All admit that it is to be dated somewhere along the line of
Jeremiah's long career...
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“THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH”
Habakkuk 2:1-20
Having prayed, the prophet expected an answer and looked out for it.
When it came, there would be no mistaking it. But until we see eye to
eye, we must...
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In this first division of the Book we have the prophet's statement of
the problems which vexed his soul. The first was the apparent
indifference of Jehovah both to his prayer and to the condition of
p...
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Unbelieving. Protestants, "lifted up." (Haydock) --- The king's vain
projects shall fail. Roman Septuagint, "If he withdraw himself, my
soul shall not have pleasure in him. But my just man shall live...
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What vision is this? The whole prophecy of Isaiah is called a vision.
Isaiah 1:1. And that we know to have been concerning the Lord Jesus
and his gospel. And is not this the same? Was not Jesus sent f...
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Lectures on the Minor Prophets.
W. Kelly.
There is no prophetic delivery among the twelve lesser books more
peculiar and characteristic than that of Habakkuk. It has no longer
the occupation with the...
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This verse stands connected with the last, for the Prophet means to
show that nothing is better than to rely on God’s word, how much
soever may various temptations assault our souls. We hence see that...
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There the prophet stops, that God in His time may explain this;
watches, like a sentinel, to receive the answer of God to the anxiety
of his soul. God, in order to comfort His prophet and all His fait...
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BEHOLD, HIS SOUL [WHICH] IS LIFTED UP IS NOT UPRIGHT IN HIM,.... This
and the following clause describe two sorts of persons differently
affected to the Messiah, and the promise of his coming. Here it...
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Behold, his soul [which] is lifted up is not upright in him: but the
just shall live by his faith.
Ver. 4. _Behold, his soul which is lifted up_] _Ebulat, protuberat,_
which swelleth like a bubble, a...
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_Behold, his soul which is lifted up_ That does not humbly adore and
acquiesce in the justice and wisdom of the divine dispensations, but
contends against them, and provides for his safety in a way of...
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Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him, that is,
the conqueror is puffed up, he is not sincere in his attitude over
against God; BUT THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY HIS FAITH, that is, he wh...
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THE INTRODUCTION AND THE FIRST WOE...
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1-4 When tossed and perplexed with doubts about the methods of
Providence, we must watch against temptations to be impatient. When we
have poured out complaints and requests before God, we must obser...
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BEHOLD; note it: there are two sorts of persons who concern themselves
in this puzzling question of the Divine providence; some object. and
quarrel contest with God, proudly, discontentedly, and impat...
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Habakkuk 2:4 proud H6075 (H8795) soul H5315 upright H3474 (H8804) just
H6662 live H2421 (H8799) faith...
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HABAKKUK LOOKS ANXIOUSLY FOR THE ANSWER TO HIS QUESTIONS (HABAKKUK
2:1)
Habakkuk 2:1
‘I will stand on my watch,
And settle myself on the tower,
And look out to see what he will say to me,
And wha...
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Zechariah 2:4
This is one of those texts of which there are so many in the Bible,
which, though they were spoken originally to one particular man, yet
are meant for every man. They are worldwide and w...
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Zechariah 2:3
A large space of the Church's history, and of every believer's
experience, is occupied by waiting. The whole of the Old Testament was
a waiting for one dispensation. The whole of the New...
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Habakkuk 2:1. _I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower,
and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall
answer when I am reproved._
«I shall look to God, and I shall al...
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CONTENTS: Jehovah's response to Habakkuk's testimony. Vision of coming
woes.
CHARACTERS: God, Habakkuk.
CONCLUSION: The lusts of the flash, the lusts of the eye and the pride
of life are the entangl...
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Zechariah 2:1. _I will stand upon my watch._ The ancient nations often
had no great confidence in what is now called, The faith of treaties.
The Israelites kept a watchman on the tower of Jezreel; oth...
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_The Just shall live by his faith._
FAITH AND THE HIGHER LIFE
All men live by faith, and in our world man is the only creature who
lives by faith. A world altogether without faith, where no man could...
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HABAKKUK 2:2 God’s Response. The Lord assures Habakkuk that he will
punish all the wicked, at the right time.
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HABAKKUK—NOTE ON HABAKKUK 2:4 HIS SOUL. The singular form refers to
the Babylonian nation as a whole, but with a primary reference to the
king. A proud person relies on himself, whereas a righteous pe...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
Habakkuk 2:4.] Judgment announced. LIFTED] Puffed up, then haughty or
presumptuous. UPRIGHT] Not straight, not without turning or trickery.
The heart of the enemy was proud and displ...
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EXPOSITION
HABAKKUK 2:1
§ 5. _The prophet, waiting for an answer to his expostulation, is
bidden to write the oracle in plain characters, because its fulfilment
is certain._
HABAKKUK 2:1
Habakkuk s...
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Shall we turn at this time to the book of Habakkuk.
Very little is known concerning the personal background of Habakkuk.
Very little, nothing is known. We don't know really anything about his
backgrou...
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1 John 5:10; 1 Peter 5:5; 2 Thessalonians 2:4; Daniel 4:30; Daniel 4:
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Which is lifted up — That proudly contests with the justice and
wisdom of the Divine Providence, and provides for his own safety by
his own wit. The just — The humble and upright one, who adores the
d...